The Mystery of Myrna Vep | Premiere

The joyous madness is back - now featuring Snorre Kind Monsson and Odin Haugan Fifteen years have passed since the cult classic The Mystery of Myrna Vep last delighted and terrified audiences, nearly breathing life into Oslo Nye's service. For it is indeed possible to laugh oneself to death and be scared to death, isn’t it…? Now the vampire mystery is back at the venerable haunted house Centralteatret – for the third time, now with the actors and comedians Snorre Kind Monsson and Odin Haugan in the roles. The satirical camp farce “Myrna Vep” revels in references to theater, literature, and film genres, werewolves, and vampires, in a theatrical play with extreme timing, pace, and millimeter precision, where two actors navigate in and out of eight roles in an intricate narrative with more than 40 role changes. The madness unfolds at Mandacrest estate on the foggy English heathlands, where Lord Edgar Hillcrest and his second wife, Lady Enid, are happily newlyweds. The manor is maintained by the loyal housekeeper Jane and the farmhand Nicodemus. Meanwhile, the young bride Lady Enid tries to settle into the estate where the lord's first wife, Lady Myrna, mysteriously disappeared. Charles Ludlam's cult piece from off-off-Broadway in the eighties took to Centralteatret in 1996 with a legendary and critically acclaimed production featuring Anders Hatlo and Johannes Joner, which was filmed by NRK and is preserved in the TV archive for eternal enjoyment. In 2011, it was Hittebarna with Stig-Werner Moe and Simon Andersen's turn to perform the horror farce at Centralteatret. Now the baton is passed on to Odin Haugan and Snorre Kind Monsson, who will bring us laughter, chills, and thrills – at a breakneck pace! Breakneck, you say…?